The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-15

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NEW York; Dec. ID lS87.-Flour market,
receipts sc, 1923 packages; exports 1881 bbls and
I4,774 sacks dull and heavy with free offerings;
Flour oHotations-Fine at 20a2 80 :-superfne
Western and State 6093 20; common to good
extra Western and State at 1908 go; good ito
wheat Western extra at A 65yd4 90; fancy do at
at 00a5 20; common TO good extra ONO az ~
45 20; common TO choice extra 5t LOUIS ~ . log
90; patent Minnesota extra good TO prime at
1906 90; choicelto fancy do 1t lOa6 20. NJ
cludilg 1900 bbls city mill extra at 1904 20;
$50 Dbls tine do at Q 20@2 80: $50 bbls superline
1900 bbls winter wheat extra at lO4o 20i
4,800lbbls Minnesota extra at 1O95.25. South.
3 4O94l1O. Rye flour quiet. Whenr-receipis
AZ, 400 bush; exports 1864 bush; sales 10000
bush spot; a shade lower and rather quiet NO
Chicago nominal at 891ac; No 2 Red at SS9s5A
elev, S9s4 G90A delivered; No Red 93c; NO
White 92c. Rye is dull Barley firm. Cern-re-
ceipts 23,80S bush; exports Gil 10 bush; sales 49,
600 bush spot; firm; export demand slow; No 3lat
6912tG60c; NO 2 at 60sz a6114c eley, 81 12a62c
delv. Onls-receipts 49,2OO bush, exports 22O4
Blu ;saes 1876 900 bush spot ;lower and heavy clos
ing firm NO 3 at 361a White do 1914 G37c; mo 2
at 37a371a, No 2 White at 38a30c; No nomi-
nal; do White at 40c Mixed Wesern at 36G3Sc /;
White do 39G43c. Coffee-fair Rio is firm l81sc.
sugar steady; q 514d5ssc; Extra G 512G5ssc /;
White Ex 54 g5gs Yellow 10y 4as 95 1sc; on a,
Confectioners A Gao &c; cut loaf and crushed at
7s4 c ;sDowdered at 71sa71Aci graduated 61s G;
ed at n "a Pork quiet and generals steady. Beef
dull. Lard lower and less doing Western steam
775; city steam 90; refined at 80 Tor Cont
nent; S A 90. Halter In fair request Western
at 1898. Cheese quiet and steady; Western
Freighis to Liverpool dull.
CHICAGO. Dec. IA, lss7.-The Flour market is
dull; choice fancy winter patents at 4 20
GA rs p Dbl; Southern winter 60g3 80; Mich
igan and Wisconsin winters COCA o5. Wheat
77c. Corn is highersNo at 471sc. 0ats-No 2 at
30Ac. No Rye at 6l1z Barley-NoZ at 129
7ee; ProyisosmMess PORK Il 2S@i4 So oI Lard ar
short clear 8oa7 So. Whiskey | 10.
keceipts1orgloaf, $4,000 bns; lw S6e $500
5000 bush; barley, 1900 bush.
Shipments-Flour, Al ;oo0l bbls; wheat, Geo
bush: corn, rs 900 bush; oats, 90, 900 buSh rye
1000 bush, barley $4,000 bush.
ST. LOUIS,D IA, l887.-The Flour market is
slow and weak at 20a4 40. Wheat lower-No 2
Red at Bic. Corn is lower at 47G47Ae. Oats
Whiskey steady at CO. Provisions weak. Pork
new at IA 30. Lard at 20. Dry salted meats
shoulders 1896 20; long clear at 5ne7 sz1a
Z 8715 Bacon shoulders at so; long clear at
8 so: clear ribs 371s@5 5oi short clear at 90
67H. Hams steady at 10 26G12 90.
Receipts-Flour, 1000 bbs, wheat 10,00oibu,
corn $4,000 bush. oats 10000 push, barley.l 800
shipinents-FIour 10000 bbls, wheat 1000
bush, corn $4,000 bush, oats $4,000 bush, BARLEY
o,Oo0 bush, rye 1000 bush.
DETROIT Dec. Ia. 1887 heat-No / White
s41sc; No Red at 841ac. Corn-No.2 at 54c.
Oats-N0 at 32c bid.
keceipts-Wheat 81 700 bush.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IA 1887.-Cotton is
strong middling 13-1ec.
SAVANNAH, Dec. IA, 17s7.-Ootton is steady
middling 9ssc.
CHARLESTON, Dec. IA, l887.-Cotton firm (;
middling 97s 40 15-l6c.
MEMPHIS, Dec. IA, 1S87.-Cottvn is firm;
middliAg at 11-l6c.
MOBILE, Dec. IA, 1887.-Cotton is firm; mid
ding 11-16c.